Combined sweatband and removable lining



June 4, 1935. HOFFELD COMBINED SWEATBAND AND REMOVABLE LINING Filed July9, 1954 Iouis Biz/7e ZaZ,

Patented June 4, 1935 COMBINED- SWEATBAND AND REMOVABLE LINING I LouisHofield, New York, N. Y.- ApplicationJuly .9, 1934, Serial-No. 734389" 6Claims.- (01. 2-190) invention relates: to a combined sweatband andcrown lining for hats; and moreparticula-rly tora device, of thischaracter inwhich the lining flcan beeasily and quickly withdrawn from=the hat crown and placed therein again at will, as-pften as may loe-desired, without disconnecting saidremoyable part from the sweatband.

device maybe made of fabric, leather, fabricoid, and in fact, 'of anyflexible material 9, suitable for use inside of hats.

ere aresome excellent devices now on the market; in which the hat liningand sweatband are combined in'a wayto render th e inside of the hatverytastyand attractive in appearance. A ndsom e of these devices are somade as to be very economical in construction. But in so far as -lhavebeen able to ascertain they are all open to ;one objection; namely';--It is the practice of hat} manufacturers in "very many instances,- togmfslee the inside of their hats as well as the out "de,.;in-;ordr togive them the finest possible app rancefiand as a sales expedient thisis as imp rt'a'nttothe hat manufacturer as is blackin"g,l1pb ishing,{and burnishing is to the shoe 251x manufacturer. And-itis awell knownfact that 11 5 57 andIfsEillTeXpended in providing -shoes' with beautifi-il tapaomsias' there is in p'rovidingthem with beautiful'tops. Now;when the sh en-as the 'fin- 30; ish'ing; toi iehesbutupon it; handlingis calculated to l naf rathe the same" is true; perhaps" in a g reaterdeg'ree', or hats so-that the.vsleekingf of both the inside theout'sideof thelh'at should jbe, as far as ut witlflined' hats, as nowcdnstructedthis t possiblefbecause, for one thing; the sleekhe 40,! hat-11a lifiing ispiit ine and 'if there-be any seams or pleats, or otherirregularities in the surface of th'e' liningg these irregularities willbe transferred 45 to' the' outer surfaceof thehatwhile it is being- 50*:ments; such as flowersmlumes, ribbons, etc.-, are toxbe added; andin'attaching these to the hats iti becemes necessary, to; sew back andforth threugh therhatgand lining, so that however beautifu an neman eiin inside 56'; mawhavepresented-when it left the hatmanu--"manufacturers, thereis as much pains than to' help its appearance 5and."

the last operation that is performed" on" ontheins'ide mustcertainly'bedone before istheflast thing-that isd'one; hence the itsfinal blocking and finishing after the facturer, it has now beengreatly'marr'edbyfthe work of the milliner, so that wnenioonngamnae. thehat, the crown presents a rather unsightly appearance.

The object of come ;all these objectionable features by making thelining of the 'hatea sily removable orwith drawable from the inside ofthe hat at all times; and thus giving; quick and e'asy'acces's t'oQthe'"I side of the hat, so that it may be sleekedff whe ever desired; andmaybe blocked af't'er'the 1. has been put in, without having'th'e lininginter? posed between the block and the hatcrtiw Therefore it will makeno difference' how'niany. seams or pleats may be in the liningjsi'ncevthe surface of the block itself willb'e in direct c'o'n tact with thecrown of the h'atwherej {the usually-is; Thus it 'will'beimpossibleiforfany l of the irregularities 0f the' lining td'bgtrafis",

" hat when is blng go.

Theleading features of theiinventioncomprise} so? (1), a sweatbandportion made'a little long r than-is ordinarily needed, so that "when;it sewed-into the hat the --ends will usuauyiapeaq other a little; Thismakes the sweatband suitable for hats of difierent siz es so that themanufac'- turer of'th fli nings does not-needto ,kriow tlie exactsize-of the hat with which anygivenilinirig will be used; and (2)attached to this sweatberid; preferably about midwaythe :-lengththereof; is the "hat-liningiwhich is circular or-oval- Tits generaloutline, and is suitably-fonnedbypleating it around the edges,or-otherw'ise,-to cause-it'to' conform to the concave ofthe-hat crownwhenplaced therein; Only' acomparatively shortjseg mentofthecircumference oftms' lining is at tac'hed to one of the 'edges of thesweatband','== so that the lining may be made -to swing-back and'forth'on the sweatband; as if it wereh'l'nied atone of its side edgesthereto, in'muchthe-sgnii on way 'as awatoh lid 'swings'on the band ofthe Watch.

The invention consists in the novel features bf' construction and:arrangement of parts, as will now be'more specificallydescribe'd andclaimed:

the present invention is to over 7 5 stitching,'the hat being indicatedin dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the rear half of a hat with myimprovements in operative position therein, the lining in this instancebeing attached to the sweatbandat one side of the hat instead of at thefront, as indicated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the hat lining attached to thesweatband, as in Fig. 1,

except that the point of attachment. is at the lower side of thesweatband instead of at the upper side, as in Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken at the rear of the hat". where thetwo ends of the sweatband ordinarily lap each other.

Referring-further to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates, the hat; 2indicates the sweatband; and 3, the hat lining. The sweatband has a hem2a formed on itsupper edge by means of the row of stitching 4, and issecured in the hat by means of the row of stitching 5, which latter isspaced inwardly, somewhat from the edge of the sweatgd band, and dividesthe same into two sections-an upper and a' lowerindicated by 2b and 20respectively.

The lining 3 is circular or slightly oval in its general outline, and isso formed as to cause it to 35 conform to theconcave of the hat crownwhen placedtherein. A short segment of the circumference of this liningis secured to the sweatband by means of the short row of stitching 6, asindicatedin Fig.11, in which the upper end of the lining, as thereshown, is the part engaged by said short row'of stitching; But it issometimes found preferable or convenient to attach the lining to thesweatband at .one of the side-edges of the lining, as indicated in Fig.2, instead of at one 5 ofthe end-edges, as indicated in Fig. 1. In fact,it'is, for the most part, a-matter of choice with the operator as tojust which segment of the circumference of the lining shall be attachedto the sweatband by means of the short row of stitching 6 6, However,for'manifest reasons, one thing is tobe' kept in mind, namely; that theparts of my improvement shall always be so arranged relatively toeachother, that the lapping ends of the sweatband shall come at the rearof the hat.

5 In the fragmentary section shown in Fig. 3, the lining extends fardown the side of the hat, and isf'attached'to the lower section 20 ofthe sweatband, instead of to the hem 2a of the upper section 2b,assh'own in Figs. 1 and 2.

5 The fragmentary section shown in Fig. v4 is taken through the lappingends of the sweatband. This section also shows how, when the parts areall in operative position, the free edge of the lining 3, may beconnected with the lower section 5" 2c of the sweatband by means of alittle piece of adhesive material I, such as adhesive tape, orcellophane, either of which may be caused to adhere to surfaces bypressing them into engagement therewith with a warm hand.

75 In Fig. 2 I have shown how the lapping ends of the sweatband may besecured by two or three stitches 8 to the adjacent side of the lining 3.

' The operation of my improvement is exceeding1y .simp1e. The sweatbandis first provided 75' with'a hem 2a in the'u'sual manner. Next, a seg-'ment of the circumference of the lining 8 is secured to the sweatband bymeans of a short row of stitching 6. Then, with the parts in therelative position shown in Fig. 1, the sweatband is secured to the hatby means of the row of stitching 5. Then the lining and sweatband areturned upwardly into the hat with the lining brought into flatengagement with the hat crown, and overlapped around its entirecircumference by the inturned sweatband.

When it is desired to gain access to the inside of the hat for anypurpose, such as sleeking, blocking, trimming, etc., the lining andsweatband canbe quickly withdrawn and brought into the position shown inFig. 1.

Further description is deemed unnecessary.

It will be seen that the work on the device can practically all be doneon a sewing machine, and hence the parts, while put together in the mostdesirable manner, nevertheless present amost economical construction;and the device as a whole is believed to possess uncommon merit.v

Having-now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:-

1. A device'of the character described, comprising a sweatband arrangedto be secured in a. hat; and a circular lining shaped to conform to theinterior of the hat, and having a, circumference of a lengthapproximating the circumference of the circle formed by the sweatbandwhen it is operatively secured in the hat, said lining having a segmentonly of its circumference at tached to the side of the sweatband,whereby to adapt said lining to swing on said segment, hinge fashion,into and out of the hat crown.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a sweatband arrangedto be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching, thesweatband having a hem at the upper side thereof; and a circular liningshaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, and being of a,

circumference approximating the circumference of the interior of thehat, said lining having a segment only of its circumference attached tothe sweatband, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, onsaid segment, said seg-.

ment being'attached to the convex side of they sweatband when the partsare in operative position in the hat whereby the sweatband will normallyoverlap the marginal circumference of the lining.

f 3. An article of manufacture, comprising an elongated band designed toform the sweatband of a hat, and of a length not less than thecircumference of the interior of the hat with which it is to be used;and a circular lining shaped 'to fit the contour of the interior of thehat, and of a circumference approximating the circumference of theinterior ofsaid hat, said lining havlng a segmentonly of'itscircumference attached to the inner side of the band.

4..-A device of the character described, com prisingv a sweatbandarranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row ofstitching with said band being hemmed at its upper side; and a circularlining shaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, andbeing ofa circumference approximating the circumference of the hatat the row ofstitching,said lining having a segment only of its circumferenceattached to the sweatband on the convex face of the upper hemmed sidethereof, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, on saidsegment into engagement with the interior of the hat, with the sweatbandfolded inwardly in overlapping engagement with the marginalcircumference of said fining.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a sweatband arrangedto be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching, saidband being unhemmed at its lower side; and a circular lining shaped tofit the contour of the interior of the hat, and being of a circumferenceapproximating the circumference of the hat at the row of stitching, saidlining having a segment only of its circumference attached to the innerface of the lower unhemmed section of the sweatband, whereby to adaptsaid lining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment, into engagementwith the interior of the hat, with the sweatband folded inwardlyoverlapping with the marginal circumference of the lining.

prising a sweatband arranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hatby a row of stitching; and a circular lining shaped to fit the contourof the interior of the hat, and being of a circumference approximatingthe circumference of the hat at the row of stitching, said lining havinga segment only of its circumference attached to the sweatbandbetween'the convex side thereof and the hat, whereby to adapt saidlining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment into engagement with theinterior of the hat, with the sweatband folded inwardly in overlappingengagement with the marginal circumference of said lining.

LOUIS HOFFELD.

6. A device of the character described, com-,

